'Hansel and Gretel' wins a weak weekend at the box office

"Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" isn't exactly a hit, but it's the closest thing the box office got on a slow weekend. With only two other new films --
"Parker" and
"Movie 43" -- released, the competition wasn't particularly strong.

Despite mixed reviews and a lot of skepticism, the
Jeremy Renner fairytale-action movie, "Hansel and Gretel" made an estimated $19 million during its opening weekend. This beat out horror film,
"Mama" -- which made $12.9 million to make $48.6 million total in two weeks -- and the awards-friendly
"Silver Linings Playbook" -- $10 million in ticket sales got the film to $69.5 million overall.

The two other new releases did not fare so well. "Parker," starring
Jason Statham, made only $7 million for 5th place at the box office. The bizarre comedy, "Movie 43," (starring roughly every actor on the planet) only reached 7th place with an estimated $5 million.